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маяк

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Belarusian

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маяк

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ. Cognate with Russian мая́к (maják).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maˈjak]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Hyphenation: ма‧як

Noun

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мая́к (majákm inan (genitive маяка́, nominative plural маякі́, genitive plural маяко́ў, relational adjective мая́чны)

  1. lighthouse (a tall structure in the form of a tower with signal lights that show the way to ships)

Declension

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References

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  • маяк”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • маяк” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (lighthouse), from Proto-Slavic *màjati (to beckon) + *-akъ (masculine nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mɐˈjak]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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мая́к (majákm inan (genitive маяка́ or мая́ка*, nominative plural маяки́, genitive plural маяко́в, diminutive маячо́к) (* Nautical language sometimes keeps the stress on the stem.)

  1. lighthouse
  2. beacon
  3. Used as the call sign for some Soyuz missions: Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 & Soyuz T-15.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: mayak
  • Estonian: majakas
  • Finnish: majakka
  • Turkmen: maýak
  • Veps: majak
  • Uzbek: mayak

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “маяк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (lighthouse), from Proto-Slavic *màjati (to beckon) + *-akъ (masculine nominalizing suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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мая́к (majákm inan (genitive маяка́, nominative plural маяки́, genitive plural маякі́в)

  1. lighthouse, beacon
  2. (figurative) beacon, (that which points the way to something)
  3. a wooden watchtower
  4. a tree left standing after deforestation

Declension

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Declension of мая́к
(inan velar masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative мая́к
maják
маяки́
majaký
genitive маяка́
majaká
маякі́в
majakív
dative маякові́
majakoví
маяка́м
majakám
accusative мая́к
maják
маяки́
majaký
instrumental маяко́м
majakóm
маяка́ми
majakámy
locative маяку́
majakú
маяка́х
majakáx
vocative маяку́
majakú
маяки́
majaký

Further reading

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